MECANIX

MECANIX REVIEWED

“Mecanix” is an insanely intriguing visual feast. However, the main plot feels like it belongs to a short film. A team of bizarre creatures fears the embryo of everything that grows in the last man alive. The creatures make a scientist vivisect the few remaining humans in order to find the embryo. The story takes a back seat, as your eye will instantly be drawn to the bizarre puppet like creatures that scurry back and forth.

The creature design is second-to-none, but I feel that the creative talent over-extended the premise. Not everything needs to be feature length and this film makes that case around the 45 minute mark. Still, there’s plenty of material to wow future special effects designers. Were the creatures puppets or complex marionettes? I can’t quite tell, but every inch of the screen pops with this bizarre treat.

SPECIAL FEATURES

Interview

A/V STATS

1.33:1 standard definition transfer

Dolby Digital 2.0

RELEASE DATE: 7/12/16

Video - 78%

78%

Audio - 79%

79%

Supplemental Material - 70%

70%

Film Score - 80%

80%

The Plot Thus Far

Mecanix tells the story of the last human beings who are forced to be the slaves of the strange creatures that rule this strange world.There is only one thing these beasts fear - the embryo of the universe : the origin of everything. The only hope that the humans have is to free themselves from this mecanic environment before they all die. The embryo that the beasts fear is hidden in the last freeborn man. The scientist helping the beasts must vivisect every human on the planet, to stop this embryo from growing, and destroy it forever.